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PathWords: the exciting new game that marries Tetris to Word Search!  Place the puzzle pieces onto the selected challenge so the letters under each piece spells a word.  Words may be read forward or backwards - they will not be scrambled like Boggle.  With 40 Challenges from beginner to expert, PathWords will appeal to both the word game lover and the puzzle game fanatic and will have you exercising your brain for hours! Includes:
* Game Grid with storage for puzzle pieces
* 1 Spiral-Bound Booklet with 40 Challenge Cards from Beginner to Expert
* 8 Colored Puzzle Pieces
* Instructions with Hints and Solutions
$17.71
v Smart Mouth:  A quick-thinking word game where players engage in rapid-fire--and often hilarious--creative linguistics. This edition is an improvement on the previous version with new rules and enhanced game-play. It's a race to make the best word first! Roll the die to determine a category, slide the Letter Getter device forward and back to reveal two new letter tiles, and using those letters, be the first to shout out a word that fits the given category. But wait, your opponents may have higher ranking words and could win the round! Collect the most letter tiles and you win!
Features:
* Sliding Letter Getter device adds tactile fun!
* Category die changes the focus with every roll, keeping players on their toes
* 60 second game timer keeps game play speeding along and keeps energy up
$17.71
Spell It: A fast paced word game by the makers of "Spot It" & "Yamslam". Roll the letter cubes, pick a category chip, and come up with a word that applies. The word can be as long as you like, but you must use at least 3 of the letters on the cubes rolled. So if you rolled  L * K * A * V * B  , and the category was Sports, Games & Hobbies, you might use BACKGAMMON, BASKETBALL, or SCRABBLE. Ages 8+, 2-6 players
After several plays, everyone was coming up with alternative ways to play. Everything is self contained, travels well & with quality components.

$24.50

$18.87

BananaGrams: Bananagrams, the hottest selling game of 2008, is a fast-paced, addictive word game. Bananagram's is simple to learn and everyone plays as the same time so there is no waiting for turns. Each person in the family or group plays at their own level, using their tiles to form individual crosswords. The resulting race to grab more tiles and rearrange already-laid letters into new words is fun and addictive. A bright yellow banana bag holds the tiles and rules, making it perfect for building vocabulary and practicing spelling skills at a restaurant, camping or at the kitchen table during impromptu marathon sessions. It's a great travel game and has won numerous awards in the short time it has been available. 144 tiles. 2 to 8 players. Ages 7 to Adult
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$14.98
Tile Lock Scrabble NEW: Your Scrabble words won't be slip slidin' away, thanks to this board's clever "tile-lock" design. There are also soft pads on its bottom that allow you to effortlessly slide the board across a table or rotate it for a better view. And, the compact size of the board (10.25 inch), tiles and racks, make the game ideal for travel. You can play Scrabble in a car, train, plane or boat with no worries! $17.71
Pairs of Pears: NEW from the makers of Bananagrams, Pears is a fun way for children to develop memory and cognitive skills while learning alphabetical order, word construction, consonants, and vowels, vocabulary, rhyming, etc. Four complete sets of alphabet tiles(104 ivory colored tiles) in a zippered green pouch. Ages 5+ with advanced rules & variants for adults $16.94
Appletters: New from the makers of Bananagrams, Appletters comes with 100 ivory colored tiles with a zippered red apple pouch. The idea is to build words but rather than use the crossword style of Scrabble and Bananagrams, the play more resembles dominoes with words. $16.94

Snatch It (New): Combine letters to build a new word or add onto an existing one. As more letter tiles are revealed, the words grow as so does the excitement. 100 plastic letter tiles packed in a 10-1/4" tall plastic tube. Game instructions included. Fun for all ages.
Top Creative Toy Seal of Excellence Award also iParenting Media Award Winner & others.

$15.98
Unspeakable Words: The Call of Cthulhu Word Game Designed by James Ernest (Cheapass Games) & Mike Selinker. A devious word game that will eat at your sanity! Unspeakable Words is your basic word / card word game, but with several twists that make is unique and fun.
First, you score points not based on the number of letters, but rather, the number of ANGLES. (An H has 4, while an S or an O have NONE!). Also, you must roll a die after each word you make. It's called a "sanity roll" to see if you have gone crazy in this upside down Cthulhu World. This Sanity Roll does a lot to enhance the game since the you can't automatically win by word memorization.
  • For 2 to 6 Players
  • Ages 10 to Adult
  • 30 Minute Playing Time

Contents:  96 Letter Cards, a Twenty-sided Die, 30 Cthulhu Pawns and Instructions in English, Spanish & French
Awards: Games Magazine Best Word Game of the Year & others

$22.00

$16.94

Zip-IT: From the makers of the best selling BANANAGRAMS, ZIP-IT is an exhilarating, high-speed, two-player game played with 24 lettered cubes and you keep score with the zippers on the pouch. Each player takes 12 cubes and races against their opponent to build a word grid. One hand can be played in as little as 20 seconds, and everything you need is in the bag! Playable on an airplane or train tray, ZIP-IT is the ultimate travel game. You don't even need pencil & paper. Each pouch includes a WEORDS dictionary of weird words that win word games! $14.98
     

 

 

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A*B*C OY : Includes 8 surprisingly adaptable, fun games for any age or ability level. The deck contains 120 coated cards in a brilliant four-color design which includes both capital and lower case letters. Instructions are in English, French and Spanish and include comprehensive information for parents and educators, but more than educational, we found the games fun to play.$9.98
Big Boggle: This is the original Larger 5x5 version of the standard Boggle game. and is now available again after many many years.

$23.25

$17.90

LetterFlip: is head-to-head word game where players combine clever deduction with a little luck in a quest to identify concealed words. Play a complete game in less than thirty minutes. Great fun at home or on the road— No board or table needed. From the makers of Apples to Apples $15.40
My Word: The first word game that plays like a party game! All the players quickly search for words while single and double letter cards are dealt onto the table. The first player to call out a word using at least three cards wins those cards.
Fast and fun, My Word! appeals to fans of word games and party games alike.
Ages 12 to Adult, 2 to 6 players, Minutes to learn, 10 to 30 min per game
Designed by world famous game author, Reiner Knizia
$7.70

Pass the Bomb: The pressure is ON in this fast-action word game. The player who’s holding the bomb when it “blows”, collects the card. After 13 cards have been used, the player with the fewest cards wins. For 2 or more players, ages 12 to adult. Pass the Bomb has won multiple awards over the years.
Contents: Bomb timer, 110 game cards, game die, rules. Requires two “AAA” batteries (not included). 2.3lbs

$31.00

$23.87

Password 50th Anniversary Ed.: Premiering in 1961 with host Allen Ludden and often with his wife (Betty White) as one of the 4 contestants, Password has been entertaining America both as a game show and home version for FIFTY YEARS! This is the game that inspired TABOO and a host of other copycat board games. Celebrate the Golden Anniversary of the Original Secret Word Game classic with this commemorative 50th Anniversary edition, featuring 2000 of the best secret Passwords of all time!

$24.45

$18.83

 

(Classic) Password: This is the original word association game that precedes the other similar games. It's based on the 1950's TV show. 2 Players from opposing teams are given a secret word and try to get their partner (or teams if you like) to guess it by giving one word clues. This is the NEW Sixth edition with 1000 new words.
For 3 or more players ages 8+
$ 14.98
Million Dollar Password:  Regis Philbin returns to prime time to host MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD, a modern update of one of television's greatest game shows. This update takes the classic game and brings it to the 21st century with big celebrities, big money and big stakes. Contestants team up with some of the hottest stars, from Rosie O'Donnell, Betty White, Rachael Ray and Neil Patrick Harris to "High School Musical's" Monique Coleman, to earn up to one million dollars. One player from the team is told secret passwords and can use only one-word clues to get the teammate to guess them. If the player and the celebrity can work well together and become a solid team, that player could uncover the MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD. For 3 or more players, ages 10+ $19.98
Quiddler is unique because even short words can lead to winning. All ages can compete. There are bonuses for short and long words. Simply combine all the cards in your hand into words. In the first round players get three cards, in the next round four, up to 10 cards in the last. Just words. Just fun. $9.24
Royalty: The word card game in which Scrabble™ meets rummy. Players form, build, and capture words that offer the highest scoring value. Selected as a Games 100 Best Game! For 2 or more players, or play solitaire. Ages 6 to adult. ALL NEW Packaging for this year. Image not the same as shown. $11.94
Scrabble: The classic crossword game played by millions around the world!  Use your seven letters to build crosswords, and use bonus spaces to add to your score!  Genuine wooden letter tiles and racks. For 2 to 4 players, Ages 8+

Other versions of Scrabble:
Scrabble ME (NEW), Super Scrabble, Super Scrabble Deluxe below.

$22.00

$16.94

60th Anniversary Diamond Scrabble: The raised-grid style of the board guarantees that your words won't slip or slide out of place. Includes new curved tile racks that provide an optimum view of each letter. There are 2 built in slide trays to store the tiles, and the board rotates. For 2 to 4 players. Age: 8 years and up.

Our take: Less bulky than previous "deluxe" editions, and since it has a handle & folds in half, this one is more portable. The board has brighter colors and the racks are curved. Traditionalists may complain. Overall, it compares favorably with previous deluxe editions.

$39.96
Scrabble ME: This NEW variation from Winning Moves is what you get when you combine Scrabble with "Take it Easy" (a now out of print favorite of ours). In regular Scrabble you have your own tiles and play on a common board; this is almost the opposite. Here, you build and control your own Scrabble board & build words simultaneously; scoring is just like in standard Scrabble. After each round, players can choose a replacement letter from the bag OR from one of the 12 face-up tiles on the Prize Tile Podium. Another exciting feature is the wild tile. Each time after one is played, that player must swap boards with an opponent. We love that there's no down time waiting for your turn. For 2-4 players.
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$18.86
Super Scrabble: Larger game board features more spaces and quadruple point squares. Plus, 200 letter tiles in an all-new distribution allow you to make words not possible in the standard game. Ages:  8+, Players: 2 to 4.
Contents: Game board, History Booklet, 200 wooden letter tiles, drawstring letter storage bag, 4 wooden tile racks, score pad and rules
$31.96
Super Scrabble Deluxe: with rotating game board and raised grid spaces for easy turning! Get the perfect upgrade to Super Scrabble, America’s Favorite Word Game! Includes rotating game board with raised grid spaces, 200 wood tiles, 4 wood letter racks, drawstring bag, and history booklet including rules. For ages 8 and up. 2-4 Players.

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$43.89
Scrabble / Word Play Poker Game: NEW Every Word's a Winner. The classic board game of Scrabble gets an extreme fun makeover with this portable, card version. Using some of the rules of standard 7-card draw poker, Scrabble Word Play Poker allows players to discard undesirable letter cards in favor of replacements in order to spell higher scoring words. A game to please both word lovers and poker players is in the cards. Includes 110 Scrabble Word Play Poker Cards and instructions. 2 to 6 Players ages 8+ $7.70
Sentence Cube Game: Available again after being out of print for years. Roll out all 21 word cubes and make sentences before the timer runs out! The longer the sentence, the more points you score! Link all sentences in a simple crossword fashion and enjoy the laughter as you form some of the funniest phrases you've ever heard. Use all 21 cubes and earn 50 bonus points! Be careful though, you lose points for every cube you leave out of a sentence. For 2 or more players. $18.87 
Word Rummy Tile Game: NEW Deluxe Edition of the popular word game where it is legal to STEAL is now available in a fun new tile format. Players spell words using tiles in their hand but can also build on other peoples words as C-A-P becomes C-A-P-E then becomes E-S-C-A-P-E before the game is over. Includes 98 large easy to read tiles. For 2-4 players ages 7+. See the card game version below. $12.86
Word Spot Game (Bookshelf Edition): Word Spot is a well produced & timeless game where players try to find hidden words among an arranged board of lettered tiles. The first player to use up all their markers finding words is the winner! The packaging is great (Collectible Wood box); overall, the production is very good. For 2 players. This is the Bookshelf Edition, and will differ slightly from the image on the left.

Note: This game weighs more than 4 lbs.

$25.95

$19.98

You've Been Sentenced (New): Using a hand of 10 cards, each player tries to form one grammatically correct, sensible sentence with as many cards as they can, trying to score the most points per round. Note: some versions of a word are worth additional points. Includes 540 unique 5 sided cards, score pad, sand timer (used with optional rules), pencil, rules. Has already won several awards, and a big improvement over past "sentence games". Our take: The 5 sided cards allow for over 2500 useable words; others using dice or cards usually provide 45-100. Additionally, there are numerous optional rules available so the replay value is quite high. An excellent first offering from a new company. 3-10 players, ages 8+ $22.91

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